Hypericin photosensitization of tumor and metastatic cell lines of human prostate

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 103-107

  Colasanti, Alberto ^a   Kisslinger, Annamaria ^a   Liuzzi, Raffaele ^a   Quarto, Maria ^a   Riccio, Patrizia ^a   Roberti, Giuseppe ^a   Tramontano, Donatella ^b   Villani, Fulvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypericin; Lasers; Photoactivation; Prostatic tumor

Indexed keywords

HYPERICIN;

ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; TUMOR CELL CULTURE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION-SENSITIZING AGENTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0034047588     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(99)00149-9     Document Type: Article

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